Call of Duty: The Crew of Modern Warfare 2

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Time to gear up and meet your Call of Duty comrades.

By Jesse Schedeen

Listen up, soldiers. You've all answered the Call of Duty numerous times in the past. You've stormed the beaches of Normandy, repelled kamikaze invasions, and gutted Hitler's army down to the last man.

But the Call of Duty doesn't just hit in the 1940's. This venerated FPS franchise also made the jump to the modern era, with 2007's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. And after a return trip to the battlefields of the Greatest Generation last year, the series once again focuses on the present in the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Whereas the faces tend to change constantly in the WWII-era Call of Duty games, the Modern Warfare entries have a more set cast of characters with distinct personalities. Many familiar faces from the first Modern Warfare will be returning in the sequel. To help you get acquainted with the men who will be watching your back this fall, we've put together a Modern Warfare biography spotlight.

This regular feature will showcase two members of the Modern Warfare 2 cast at a time, exploring their past missions and analyzing how they'll fit into the new game. Expect to see new intel uploaded regularly as we head towards the big battle in November.

First Tour: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) Call sign: Bravo Six Weapons of Choice: Modified M4A1 Carbine, Silenced USP .45 Classified Mission File: Captain Price is a British SAS officer who leads a small squad in various missions across Russia and Eastern Europe. Price serves as a gruff mentor of sorts for the newly recruited Pvt. Soap. In combat, Price is most easily distinguished by his trademark mustache, boonie hat and his always-burning cigar.

Years ago, Price participated in a covert mission to assassinate Russian terrorist Imran Zakhaev. Though Price managed to snipe Zakhaev from afar and shoot off his arm, the terrorist survived and resurfaced in 2011. Price eagerly participated in a series of missions to dispatch Zakhaev once and for all. In the end, a mortally wounded Price passed his sidearm to Soap, who was able to finally finish what his captain had started.

Though Price seemed to have perished in the aftermath, recent intelligence suggests he survived and will be participating in the events of Modern Warfare 2. With the game set five years after COD4, Price will have had ample time to recover.

Soap MacTavish

First Tour: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) Call sign: Soap, Papa Six Weapons of Choice: MP5k, M4A1 SOPMOD Classified Mission File: Soap is a new recruit to Price's Bravo Team who has the rare distinction of entering the group as a full Sergeant and not a Trooper. Though his squadmates are initially a little distrustful of Soap's newbie status, they quickly come together in the wake of the Ultra-nationalist Crisis.

Soap is typically the team's dedicated marksman and sniper, though under player control he handles a variety of different weapons through the first Modern Warfare.

Through a series of conflicts, Soap and the team manage to thwart Zakhaev's plans. A gravely injured Soap is even the one to put a bullet in Zakhaev's head and silence the villain for good. He recovers from his injuries, and as Modern Warfare 2 opens, Soap is older, wiser, and now Captain of Task Force 141.

From what our intel indicates, Soap will no longer be a playable character, as he takes on a leadership role similar to that of Captain Price in the first game. On the other hand, players will now get to see Soap's face and hear his voice for the first time.

We're back in the trenches next week, with two more grunts from the Call of Duty front lines.